Sirius B
White Dwarf in the constellation Canis Major
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Sirius B
Summary
Sirius B is a white dwarf[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of white_dwarf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sirius B is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Bessel[3].
- Sirius B is credited with the discovery of Christian August Friedrich Peters[4].
- Sirius B is credited with the discovery of Alvan Graham Clark[5].
- Sirius B's image is recorded as Sirius An and B Hubble photo.editted.PNG[6].
- Sirius B's instance of is recorded as white dwarf[7].
- Sirius B's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[8].
- Sirius B's instance of is recorded as binary star[9].
- Sirius B's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[10].
- Sirius B's spectral class is recorded as DA1.9[11].
- Sirius B's part of is recorded as Sirius[12].
- Sirius B's Commons category is recorded as Sirius B[13].
- Sirius B's companion of is recorded as Sirius A[14].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as HD 48915B[15].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0642-16.6[16].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J064509.3-164241[17].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0645-16.7[18].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as ADS 5423 B[19].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as BD-16 1591B[20].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J06451-1643BC[21].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as CSI-16 1591 3[22].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0645-16.7[23].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as GJ 244 B[24].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as IDS 06408-1635 B[25].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as UBV 6710[26].
- Sirius B's catalog code is recorded as WDS J06451-1643BC[27].
Body
Geography
Sirius B's part of is recorded as Sirius[12].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include white dwarf[7], astrophysical X-ray source[8], and binary star[9].
History and Context
Catalog codes include HD 48915B[15], 1ES 0642-16.6[16], 1RXS J064509.3-164241[17], 2EUVE J0645-16.7[18], ADS 5423 B[19], and BD-16 1591B[20].
Why It Matters
Sirius B ranks in the top 6% of white_dwarf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month).[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]